NEWS We hope everyone had an enjoyable half term.  It has been lovely to hear what the children have been up to over the holiday.  Mrs Smith’s tea party  Two children from every class in the school got to have tea with Mrs Smith on Friday afternoon.  All of the children made it a very special day for her.  Please enjoy any firework parties that you may be going to this weekend but remember to be careful and stay safe!

Literacy Maple Class have been creating firework poems to commemorate Bonfire Night and Diwali. Some of us did shape poems using onomatopoeia and calligrams while others wrote some fantastic acrostics.   Marysia                                                                   Tia Rosie                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Ellie                                                       Poplar class also did shape poems about fireworks Lime Class have been practising their Kung Fu punctuation! (Shi Ha)  HOMEWORK: Talk homework is about favourite seasons. Please remember to write the date and title in your green homework book and make plenty of notes to help with your writing next week! Please note the homework is due in on Monday.

Mathematics Mrs Prowle’s group have been exploring Tangrams and the way in which the shapes relate to each other in terms of their size. First we watched an animation about Tangrams (see the YouTube link below). Then, we had to place each shape on a number line according to its equivalent fractional value. For example if the square represented 1, the two small triangles would be ½ and the parallelogram would also be 1 as it can be made from the two small triangles.    We then moved on to more challenging examples and created more number lines. We had to think carefully about equivalent fractions and how to halve quarters and eighths. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5mc-dkYLfI Lots of shapes can be made from Tangrams. You could try making some at home! http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/tangrams http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shapes/tangrams.html Mrs Williams and Mrs Gilder’s group have been exploring 3D shapes and the nets that are used to make them. Can you match the net and shape? http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/math/enrichment/gr4/EN0411b/EN0411b.htm As we were building our shapes, we discussed the name of the shape and the number of faces, vertices (corners) and edges. You could try printing your own shape at home and building it. What is the shapes name? What properties does it have? http://www.senteacher.org/worksheet/12/NetsPolyhedra.html Mrs Roche’s group have had fun constructing 3d shapes, firstly from playdough and straws and then out of card. We have discussed the number of faces and their shapes, vertices and edges. Homework: Mrs Prowle’s group: Solving further Tangram puzzles. Remember to write the date and WALT. Think carefully about how to construct your number line and make sure you use a ruler! Mrs Roche’s group: Test 4 in the exercise book

Lime’s Nurture Group Nurture group was brilliant! We got to take part in lots of activities. Sam We moved to different sections where we could play, act and eat a snack! Holly We were able to spend more time with our friends and we could play with different friends. Siobhan Nurture group was great because you were able to choose what we were able to do. Kiran The gloop was very gooey and amazing to feel. It kept getting stuck all over my hands when I touched it. Emily We had a good choice of activities and everyone was very well behaved and enthusiastic about it. Max

ART Maple Class used oil pastels and acrylic paint to create these effective firework scenes. First we covered a piece of paper with bright pastel colours and then we painted over the top with black acrylic. Once that had dried we scratched our designs into the paint to reveal the colour underneath using a paper clip, pencil or handle of a paintbrush.

SCIENCE Lime and Poplar classes each carried out an investigation into the quickest way to dry clothes.  We wet some material and then placed it in different places – outside, in front of a fan and near the radiator.  We found that the material in front of the fan dried the quickest.